New guy w/ questions
 

Ed, what type of 5.6 lcd is that and how does ii plug into the view finder port on the front of the xl1s. My name is Larry Norris and I'm getting started in video. Got the xl1s just looking for advise on other equipment to help me with audio, mic setups, ect... Eager to lean and will have a lot of questions. please feel free to email me direct also. I'm new at MB's (message boards) so bare with me till I get up to speed. thx.

Hi Lawrence,

The 5.6" is an ordinary colour TFT with audio and composite out. I connect it to the yellow RCA (composite) in order to see what the camera sees. It does not connect into the viewfinder.

Hope this helps,

I'm the good looking one:

http://www.therealambassadors.com/no...ges/video.html

No B&W?
 

The model I am using is the WAVFIKEGAMI TELE-2X - which fits the Canon B&W EVF perfectly as it is manuafactured by Ikegami.

I pretty much only use the B&W EVF these days.

- don[/QUOTE]

Don,

Do you or anyone know if the TELE-2X will fit the standard (non B&W) XL-1 EVF? I can't afford the 1.5K for the B&W and because I am using the XL-1 on a fig rig I need to keep everything as light as possible. Any other alternatives to keeping my eye glued to the viewfinder? The 5.6" TFT plus battery from VariZoom makes the whole rig too heavy and cubersome though fine on a static tripod.

Hello Everyone, here's some stuff.
 

I love looking at other people's stuff. It gives me great ideas. How to run cables, how to attach things, where to use braces, etc.

I have some good pics, but not sure how to post them.. Any advice?

I use this site

http://www.imageshack.us/

patricks setup
 

I've got just about the same setup. It's an angeneiux 12-120mm 16mm lens in arri standard mount mounted on my Canon XL1s. I'll post some pics soon. I also just got Quyens new letus35xl and am starting to play around with that a bit. Cheers!

My setup.
 

Here is my setup. Works great!
http://studiomusic.free.fr/XL1

I feel sort of amateur, but I am so I guess thats alright. I thought I'd show off my home made shotgun mic boom made from an alluminum shower curtain rod mounted on an old tripod (just go finished putting it all together) The mic is just a simple Sima shotgun mono mic.

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2633/thisonegj9.jpg

Just a few of my Canon
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...12-06_1727.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...12-06_1725.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...12-06_1725.jpg

XL1s setup
 

My setup at Road America last year... With 400mm lens (2880mm w/ the 7.2 factor applied)

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7120/dsc8411wg5.jpg